Post-Baccalaureate RN to CNS Option, MSN

MSN Core Courses (4 Credits)

• NURS 663 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Current Perspectives 1 (1, 0, 0) Credit(s)
• NURS 690 - Population Health and Epidemiology 3 Credit(s)

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Core Courses (9 Credits)

• NURS 601 - Advanced Pathophysiology 3 (3, 0, 0) Credit(s)
• NURS 608 - Advanced Health Assessment 3 (2, 1, 0) Credit(s)
• NURS 639 - Advanced Pharmacology 3 (3,0,0) Credit(s)

MSN/DNP Core Courses (15 Credits)

• NURS 702 - Nursing Science I: Epistemology 3 (3, 0, 0) Credit(s)
• NURS 708 - Health Care Policy 3 (3, 0, 0) Credit(s)
• NURS 713 - Complex Health Care Systems and Organizational Change 3 (3, 0, 0) Credit(s)
• NURS 732 - Evidence-Based Practice I 3 (3, 0, 0) Credit(s)
• NURS 736 - Informatics 3 (3, 0, 0) Credit(s)

CNS Role/Population Focused Courses (16 Credits)

• NURS 656 - Adult–Gerontology Cns—Late Adolescence Through Adulthood 4 (2, 0, 2) Credit(s) (125 clinical hours)
• NURS 657 - Adult–Gerontology Cns—Older Adulthood 4 (2, 0, 2) Credit(s) (125 clinical hours)
• NURS 661 - Adult-Gerontology Cns Practice Role Seminar and Practicum 4 (2, 0, 2) Credit(s) (125 clinical hours)
• NURS 683 - Adult-Gerontology Cns Practice in the Emergency and Critical Care Settings Seminar and Practicum 4 (2, 0, 2) Credit(s) (125 clinical hours)

DNP Core (6 Credits)

• NURS 734 - Evidence-Based Practice II: Translational Inquiry 3 (3, 0, 0) Credit(s)
• NURS 740 - Ethics and Genetics in Advanced Practice 3 (3, 0, 0) Credit(s)

DNP Clinical Sequence (16 Credits)

• NURS 885 - Doctor of Nursing Practice I 4 (2, 0, 2) Credit(s) (112 clinical hours)
• NURS 886 - Doctor of Nursing Practice II 6 (2, 0, 4) Credit(s) (224 clinical hours, based on 15 weeks)
• NURS 887 - Doctor of Nursing Practice III—Dnp Project 6 (2, 0, 4) Credit(s) (224 clinical hours)

Note(s)

NURS 889 - Dnp Project Advisement  is required each semester until completion of the Practice Improvement Project (500 direct clinical hours, plus DNP minimum 560 clinical hours in direct- or systems-based care).

The overview for Adult-Gerontology CNS Option is 66 credits with 1.050 clinical hours.